If you're interested in understanding the political and economic forces shaping America today, this video is a must-watch.
In this video, we explore the story of the Tappan brothers, who, as American capitalists, were deeply interested in slavery. We learn about the growing partnership between technocratic governments and powerful corporate elites in America that control an ever-greater proportion of economic activity, and the problems with the corporatist system that prevents open competition and enables governments to favor, protect, subsidize, and benefit the business interests they are acting in concert with. We discuss the decline of free market capitalism in America, the concentration of power and economic might in a few hands, the corrupted institutions and propaganda, censorship, and ideological conformity that have become the norm. Join us as we uncover the truth about corporatism and the decline of capitalism in America.
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Script: Bruce Pardy, Exec. Dir. Rights Probe / Kate Wand, Content Creator @AIERLibrary
Producers: Kate Wand & Will Gervais
Inspired by: Phillip Magness, 1619 Project: A Critique / Samuel Gregg, "A Threat Worse Than Socialism"
Excerpts from: the 1619 Project Hulu Series, Capitalism
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